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Originally Posted by Ecky
It's worth noting that in some of the tests, vehicles are run into a rigid barrier or hit from the side with a fixed weight vehicle, and in others, they're collided with a vehicle of equal weight. Having more mass does (generally) have a positive influence in crash tests.
What I found interesting, reading about it this morning, was that crash tests more recently simulate more SUV and truck impacts (higher up with rigid bumpers), rather than sedan-type impacts, and these are found to be far more deadly for the occupants of other vehicles. It really is an arms race.
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It actually bothers me when I see lifted trucks. I get it, they're cool if that's what you're into but... there needs to be some limits for on road use. When the bumper is at or very near head height it's not going to end well for anyone.